MAHMOUD Rania Mohamed Ezzat won the day’s second overall gold for Egypt in the women’s 76kg bodyweight category, with a 97kg Snatch and 122kg Clean and Jerk. MAHMOUD has a history of winning every single international competition she participated in so far, most recently the African Championships in the 71kg category.
ANDREWS-NAHU Kanah Shenelle pinched the Snatch gold from ALI, which is a historical medal for New Zealand, the first-ever on a Junior World Championships (98kg). She also got the overall bronze medal, with a Total result of 212kg.
“I feel amazing. I was very happy, then I got really emotional and started to cry. (…) I felt under less pressure because I trusted my coaches, I was able to absorb everything in the moment, ” said ANDREWS with a big smile on her face.
NARIN Dilara (TUR) finished second (217kg), which is the second World medal for her within a couple of months, she won the gold medal at the IWF Youth World Championships in Las Vegas and was second at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.